Chile vs Guatemala: Justified Political Positions Score

Chile
1.48
in 2025
Guatemala
1.56
in 2025
Chile rank
44th
Guatemala rank
41st

Justified Political Positions Score over time

  • Chile
  • Guatemala
-202190019622025

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 1.56 against 1.48 in Chile, a difference of 0.08.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 44th and Guatemala ranks 41st of 175 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 11 and Guatemala in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Guatemala Difference Ahead
1900s -0.686 -2.51 1.82 Chile
1910s -0.499 -2.51 2.01 Chile
1920s -0.3903 -0.871 0.4807 Chile
1930s -0.6099 -2.06 1.45 Chile
1940s 0.538 -0.1262 0.6642 Chile
1950s 0.2795 0.1906 0.0889 Chile
1960s 0.9996 -0.8596 1.86 Chile
1970s -1.25 -0.6331 0.6211 Guatemala
1980s -1.75 -0.4408 1.31 Guatemala
1990s 1.45 0.1685 1.29 Chile
2000s 2.09 0.447 1.64 Chile
2010s 2.17 0.1832 1.99 Chile
2020s 1.55 0.2677 1.29 Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher justified political positions score, Chile or Guatemala?
Guatemala, at 1.56 against 1.48 in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in justified political positions score between Chile and Guatemala?
0.08, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Guatemala?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Chile and Guatemala rank globally for justified political positions score?
Chile ranks 44th and Guatemala ranks 41st of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Justified Political Positions Score
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 20,802 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.